Carlos Alcaraz says ‘I don’t support’ the lawsuit by PTPA against ATP Tour | Tennis News

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Carlos Alcaraz, the Wimbledon champion, expressed his opposition to the lawsuit filed by the Professional Tennis Players’ Association (PTPA) against the ATP Tour on Wednesday. He stated that he does not endorse this legal action.
Speaking before the Miami Open, the Spanish world number three revealed that he had received no prior notification about the legal proceedings from the PTPA, which is led by Novak Djokovic. He also mentioned that he was not informed about the strongly-worded statement that was released on Tuesday.
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“Honestly, it was surprising for me, because nobody told me nothing about it, so I was just, yesterday, I saw in the social media,” Alcaraz said.
Alcaraz’s statement during a press conference, where he expressed concerns about the tour schedule, has been referenced in the PTPA filing. The player indicated that he had no knowledge of this particular decision being included in the documentation.
“I saw that there were some statements that they put something that I said in press conference, which I didn’t know. I don’t support that letter, that, I don’t support that, because, as I said, I didn’t know anything about it,” he added.
The Spanish tennis star expressed ambivalence regarding the grievance, which broadly challenges the administrative practices of both the ATP and WTA Tour organisations.
“There are some things that I agree with, there are some other things that I’m not agreeing with, but the main thing here is that I’m not supporting that, so that’s it,” he said.
The PTPA, established by Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil of Canada in 2020, included approximately 20 players who participated in at least one of its initiatives.
“The lawsuits expose systemic abuse, anti-competitive practises, and a blatant disregard for player welfare that have persisted for decades,” said the PTPA statement.
“The ATP, WTA, ITF, and ITIA operate as a cartel by implementing a number of draconian, interlocking anti-competitive restraints and abusive practises.”
The governing bodies of tennis – ATP, WTA, ITF and the ITIA – issued a collective response, firmly denying the allegations and dismissing all accusations made against them.